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I am very sorry to hear about your loss. Dogs are the greatest.

very nice skills. I like the colors and the added details the wood bed is well thought out!I look forward to seeing more.

I was going to use the "cup of tea line" also .It is different that's for sure.I like the mural on the hood and I liked the tutorial on the hinges you did.you finished it yay!

Nice ! I always loved that one.

when looking for reference material check out richard petty in your searches as this truck started out with him.

Nice work Brett.love the color scheme and nice decal placement.when brushing details on the body try laying tape down and push down the edges nice and tight.don't rely on the tape to keep the paint out but rather as a guide try to get as little paint on the tape as possible. Keep up the good work. what is next?

sorry to make you wait I thought someone had answered your question.when we talk about polishing after the clear coat it is done with a polishing kit that has from 1200 grit sanding clothand it goes all the way up to 12000 grit Yes 12000 grit. most don't use the 1200 if your paint job is relatively smooth you can start with 3600 and work your way up sanding across the "grain " of the previous grit til you get to the final one .the companies that make these polishing kits have changed since I purchased mine so I don't know who is making them currently. I also recommend the treehugger method it cuts way down on time and polishing. good luck hope this helps and sorry again for not getting to this question sooner.

Can you hurry up and post some progress pics I am secretly copying this idea !

Nice job on the opening features!

I have to say your scratch building talent is off the charts and is second only to your imagination.Job well done you crazy son of a gun.

some cars that come to mind in no particular order or importance would be daytona/superbird,64 gto,chrysler minivans ,thomas flyer from 1908 race,any "hot rod or soup job",tucker torpedo,66 bronco,lambo countach,mercedes gull wing,jaguar xke,bentley blower,auburn boattail,and amc pacer

nice job what did you use for the rear roof area? I like the color scheme.

welcome I look forard to seeing your current project!

I don't have any pictures of a built one .it is a george barris design recently the real one was restored on "chop cut rebuild"I think it was released around '77 but don't quote me on that.I think it was also featured in a movie maybe of the same name.don't quote me on that either I never let the facts get in the way of making myself look like I know what I'm posting about.

most of mine are scattered, but I took pictures of my stash so you'll have to peruse carefully for the older ones.

I like what you are doing with this build.looking at your work area you have obviously built a few models previously.Bluesman Mark offered some good ,sound advice I think for this build in particular you should keep adding things that you like, I think the 1/24th scale blower looks great when the hood is on makes it look mean .the paint job is great too.just keep going with what you like and when you are done you can be critical of your work.because sometimes you don't always learn why something doesn't work if you don't have first hand experience.now that being said I think you are doing a great job using what you have and you will learn a lot from that . It is really hard to just build them straight out of the box when there are all those extra pieces just laying around .Have fun have fun have fun have fun have fun.

Very nice job!I like that truck it has character.how much extra scratch building did you add?

Thanks David,very helpful tips .One that immediately jumped out at me was the using of higher melting point solder first and then lower temp to keep things from falling apart .I think your timing is perfect had you posted earlier before I attempted anything I probably would not have gotten as much out of it.these two projects that I have going I know aren't great but I think they will work for now. I can see what doesn't look like I wanted but I learned a lot just by trying it out .I think maybe the most important step to this metal working is simply doing it. Once you try it ,it becomes less intimidating.That show truck is very nice the metal work on it is exquisite.if you have some pictures of the tools you used that would be helpful also .I have say thank you again to all the experts who have shared their techniques and tips .I aim to be at least half as good as you guys. for this I stacked five pieces of appropriately sized brass flat bar twice as long as actually needed.then squeezed them into a vice broke about 15 drillbits by drilling two holes in the middle.then removed the separate pieces and started with the longest piece bent it to an acceptable curve .using the lines extracted from the kit piece i cut and shaped the next three pieces .the fifth piece was a rare occasion in which I figured I may screw up so an extra piece already drilled may come in handy .it was a solid idea as it would be hard to match up the holes after bending .I added two retaining clamps and called it done . then I realized the leaves needed shaping on the ends so I took it apart and dremeled the ends and bent the ends up on the bottom leaf.it still needs brackets and stuff but that'll come later. this is my first brass leaf spring i did the single front early type so I didn't have to duplicate it. A few shots of the plastic piece being duplicated and a couple of photos of what the intended purpose is.one thing i did was color code the guide lines it made it much easier to keep everything lined up.

Sorry,that is really sad. You and your family will be in our prayers.

Well here is the grille I am working on it took a long time to figure out how to get the bars evenly spaced.it is supposed to look like a tractor grille or at least have that feel to it.considering this is a first attempt at scratch building with brass it is turning out just ok.it needs to be cleaned up and tweaked here and there.the red plastic portion will be epoxied on and it will all be painted .any tips on this or pictures of similar grilles would be great.I am not looking for perfection on this one just a usable piece .

Thank you very much I like the technique as much as the high buck tools required for such a feat.

That hood is really nice I will have to give your technique a try is there a more in depth description of the process?

It has been a long time since I started thinking about considering the possibilities of working with metals here are some pics of some tools I found and the beginning of my latest foray into working with brass.this thread is intended for questions, suggestions and tips that alot of us have . I found a set like this at sears then found much cheaper at radio shack a different kind of heat sink again at radio shack this is a fiberglass tipped cleaner which can also be used to remove paint. I had heard of these before but not for soldering or electronics so i had been looking in the wrong place a handy tool when you need it. (yep I went to radio shack) this is the hood I'm working on plastic won't do what I want it to do. a frame and mesh before soldering and after soldering next step is to add those curved pieces(seen in the background of some of the other pics) to the forward part of the frame think tractor grille.they will replace the white portion of the hood and basically replace the "louvres".

Thanks !

Thank you for the kind words this is one of those projects that fell together and was very fun to build.In regards to the wheels I agree they need to go I am thinking some steel wheels and one space saver spare.